Exploring innovative learning culture in the newsroom

Bibliographic Data

ID7479028
AuthorsOrnella Porcu (0000-0001-6384-6095, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume21
Issue10
Pages1556-1572
Publication date2017-09-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884917724596
OpenAlexW2754709963
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited54

Culture has been viewed as the biggest obstacle to change in the legacy media newsroom. Older as well as recent literature points out that professional culture typically hinders newsroom innovation processes, and newsrooms in transformation often seem to find culture clashes on their path. These transformational problems, however, appear to be viewed predominantly from a management point of view. By looking at journalism culture from the broader perspective of a learning culture which fosters innovation, including both management and newsroom workers, a more nuanced picture can be presented. In this article, the concept of innovative learning culture is introduced to provide a different lens through which drivers and obstacles of innovation in the newsroom can be observed. Furthermore, innovative learning culture can be used in empirical research to gain insights in the learning and innovation processes of professional journalists, a strikingly under-researched area. As such, innovative learning culture as a concept fills gaps in the empirical as well as in the more theoretical literature, which may enhance future newsroom research

Culture change · Empirical research · Epistemology · Journalism · Knowledge management · Media studies · Obstacle · Organizational culture · Participatory culture · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Transformational leadership · Computer Science · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Team Dynamics and Performance

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